What a scoop – 49ers’ wins fueled by ice cream?

A food-aholic love affair has broken out between the San Francisco 49ers and Handel’s ice cream company in Youngstown, Ohio. Players flocked to the ice cream stand just outside the team’s Holiday Inn hotel last September while the 49ers stayed for a week in Ohio between games against the Vikings and Jets.

Now Handel’s will be handling some pre-game food for the 49ers in New Orleans. Handel’s CEO James Brown will be sending a truck load of specialized package flavors of butter pecan, graham central station, s’mores and other flavors to the 49ers. The company has even packaged the product in “Quest for six” containers.

Brown did the same thing before the 49ers’ divisional win, shipping 90 half pints to the 49ers before their 45-31 victory. Handel’s then shipped more ice cream to Atlanta for the NFC title game win.

Brown is a 40-year Steelers season ticket holder, but was impressed with the 49ers during their visits to Youngstown.

“May gameday be filled with family, friends, great food, and a big win,” Brown said in a press release.
“From Youngstown to your town…Go Niners!”